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26 Road (rs 1729) over Medicine Creek

Rooks County, Kansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

26 Road (rs 1729) over Medicine Creek in Rooks County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 94 of the 170 inventoried bridges in Rooks County rated fair (55.3%); 3 (1.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous concrete tee beam
Length	about 132 ft
Location	7.0S 2.0W of Woodston
NBI structure number	000000000820042
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kansas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-183 Hwy over Paradise Creek Drainage	2007	3,051	Good
US-183 Hwy over Paradise Creek Drainage	2007	3,051	Good
US183 Hwy over Solomon River	1966	2,514	Good
US183 Hwy over South Fork Solomon R Drg	1966	2,410	Fair
US-183 Hwy over S Fork Solomon R Drg	1996	2,345	Good
US183 Hwy over Bow Creek Drainage	1934	1,584	Good